INSEAD Deep Tech 2025

27 Oct 2025, 08:30 → 29 Oct 2025, 20:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

CERN Deep Tech Key Management Challenges is part of the Executive MBA program at INSEAD. MBA candidates take a deep-dive into CERN tech for the market. The programme aims to introduce CERN technologies to experienced business executives, and explore how they may use it in their companies or new ventures. 

You are requested to register for the event via the registration tab (or Click here).

After completing the registration, you will receive a visitor badge that gives you access to the CERN site on given dates. Please print and have your badge ready prior to travel. 

Install the app CERN Campus in IOS or Android  to know your way around CERN.

• Access to CERN hostel is though Entrance B - The entrance is open for access 24/7.
• We will also print the badges for all participants - which can be collected at the Security gate at Entrance B.

Monday 27 October

1 Arrival at CERN

2 Welcome to CERN and Ideasquare

Speakers: Linn Kretzschmar (CERN), Ole Anton Werner (CERN IdeaSquare)

3 Team breakout work to establish project baselines

4 Lunch

5 Bill's VC Primer

6 Team work

Tuesday 28 October

7 Bus from Tram stop to AD

8 CERN tour: Antimatter Factory (TBC)

9 Bus from AD to Ideasquare

10 IP, Patents and Tech Transfer with Dane Tacchini

11 Xavier Aubry (Zaz Ventures)

12 Lunch in R1

13 Guest speakers

14 Team break-out work

15 Luca Verre (Prophesee)

16 Alumni event in Geneva

Wednesday 29 October

17 Briefing

18 Guest speakers

19 Team break-out work

20 Lunch in R1

21 Team pitches on their innovation commercialisation strategies

22 break

23 feedback, winners announcement & Wrap up